Batman Beyond: The Legacy Returns

Chapter 7 - Revenge Of The Jokers Gang

Staring out her window and looking over above the city below, Commissioner Max sighs with a troubled gaze. Terry had confessed the one thing she didn't want to hear, that he still was in love with Dana and that his unbound feelings for her would never change. Max had loved Terry since high school, not right away mind you, but during the later years as he began to share his secrets with her. Having been a major part of his costumed life was something she always found as a deep relationship with him, they talked about things no one else would ever know or could possibly believe, the two of them were perfectly matched for each other as they sought to solve the many mysteries of Gotham's criminal element.

As she touched the window pane with her hand and thought about all the times they spent together as friends, she began to realize that perhaps it was best that she had never revealed to Terry about her love for him. If things had not worked out, perhaps their whole friendship would have died just as his decision to end Batman's reign forever.

Suddenly, a holographic image of a female police officer appeared from behind and was giving a panicked look.

"Commissioner! We've got a situation down here in Old Gotham!"

Not bothering to turn around to face the frightened woman, Max gave a sigh and closed her eyes.

"What else is new?"

"Seriously Ms. Gibson!" The woman shouted again at her. "There's a bomb threat at the Wayne Memorial Hospital! It's loaded with people inside with a group of Jokers holding the trigger demanding you come and hear their demands!"

"Now that is a new low..." Maxine growls as she finally turns around to face the female officer. "This better not be hoax or else I'm seriously going to declare an all out war on their gang! Tell them I'm on my way..."

"Yes Commissioner!" The officer woman salutes to her.

The transmission fades and Gibson taps one of the buttons built into her desk.

"This is Commissioner Gibson...All units, repeat all units to level one Gotham and surround Wayne Memorial Hospital. This is a code 9...move out!"

She rushes out her door and finds the officers all scrambling about all over the place. They had all heard her announcement and were gearing up in their black and white protective suits. Helmets with straps and body armor that could shield them from weapons fire covered them from head to foot. Two officers walked along side of Max as she headed out and took a look at her own hand weapon to make sure it was fully loaded and ready. As the police building stood in the middle of Gotham City like a beacon of hope, a flood of flying black and white police cars came speeding out from below it. Sitting in the main squad vehicle was Maxine, she had personally taken control of the car and was driving down to the lower level of Gotham City like a woman possessed. She was at the end of her thread with these Jokers and felt the time had come to end this deadly gang once and for all.

As the group of cars rushed down past the inner core, a group of painted faced clowns ran up to the police station building and entered the parking structure the police just came from. Taking out steel bats and spray cans of paint, they took out the security cameras watching the parking lot and quickly moved inside. They all paused to watch the massive motorcade disappearing into the depths of the city from a near by opening. Snickering and looking at each other with great big grins, the group took a moment to enjoy the sight.

"We did it Bigpants! Those cops are so dumb!" The one skinny looking clown said.

"Yep. Just like Mr. S planned." The baggy purple pants henchman responded. "Time to really send these cops for a loop. We'll show them nobody messes with the Jokers this time!"